It's Monday again Gifters, and you know what that means: "Make It Monday!" I hope you had an amazing weekend! Now for some crafting therapy!
Today we will be making: Straw Ornaments! Straw Ornaments are a fun, quick and easy way to add an extra touch to your event. Whether it's a garden party or you just want to feel a little extra special when you kick back and relax at home, straw ornaments can add personality to drink.
I promise these 5 easy steps will have you creating straw ornaments for many events to come. Now let's get to crafting!
Supplies
Straws
1 Heart Shaped Punched (or whatever punch shape suits you)
1 Sheet of Recollections Gold Signature Glitter Paper (or the color of your choice)
1 Sheet of Red Card Stock (or the color of your choice)
Small Scissors
Score Board
Bone Folder
Step 1
You will take your heart punch and simply punch out as many hearts as you need of that particular color.
Step 2
After you have cut out your hearts, you will commence to fold your hearts in half. While you can do this by hand, for crisp folding lines: I suggest using a scoring board along with a bone folder.
Step 3
Here, you fold your scored heart in half and carefully cut two slits. The entire length of the slit should be about 1/16 of an inch while folded. The width is a little bit longer than 1/16 of an inch. The key is not to make the whole too big or too small. You don't want it to fall off the straw or be too hard to put on.
Check out the close up shots below to see how to cut the center of the heart.
Step 4
Here, you want to take the heart by both top edges while open and gently push them together until the center looks like the hearts pictured above.
Step 5
Place your straw ornaments on your straws and enjoy!!!!!!
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